Animals
asp in 2 Samuel 12
ASP
This creature shows up in 2 Samuel 12:14: “However, because by this deed you have given great occasion to Yahweh’s enemies to blaspheme, the child also who is born to you will…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real creature in a real place.
2 Samuel 12:14
“However, because by this deed you have given great occasion to Yahweh’s enemies to blaspheme, the child also who is born to you will surely die.””
What kids can learn
When you hear asp in 2 Samuel, remember the sentence around it. God put this creature in the story on purpose.
Read 2 Samuel 12:14 again tomorrow and ask what the creature is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice 2 Samuel 12:14
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
However,bythisdeedyouhavegivengreatoccasiontoYahweh’senemiestoblaspheme,thealsowhoisborntoyousurelydie.”